(Herunterladen) Fragrant Sumac Native

Yellow green flowers appear before leaves emerge.

Fragrant sumac native. It grows in upland open woods fields barrens and rocky cliffs. Clusters of fuzzy red fruit form on female plants through june. Fragrant sumac is a low growing shrub forming a thick dense mass of stems. The glossy blue green leaves emit a lemon scent when crushed and turn a mixture of red burgundy purple color in the fall. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. 2 m 6 ft habitat. A dense low growing rambling shrub which spreads by root suckers to form thickets in the wild.

A manual for environmental designers on north american native trees and shrubs written by gary hightshoe rates fragrant sumac s wildlife value as very high saying it provides winter food for many upland game birds songbirds large and small mammals hoofed browsers. Locally common here and there. Glossy somewhat blue green coarsely toothed trifoliate leaves turn orange red purple and yellow in the fall. Fields and open areas. The plants database includes the following 3 subspecies of rhus aromatica. L48 n can n fragrant sumac is an irregular spreading deciduous shrub 6 12 ft. Fragrant sumac is a gorgeous medium sized shrub that has appeared in landscaping in the past 10 years.

It is found in southern canada alberta to quebec and nearly all of the lower 48 states except peninsular florida. Use as a ground cover in mass and an excellent shrub for stabilizing banks and slopes. Yet every fall the fragrant sumac rhus aromatica glows a lavish orange red that looks like the glowing embers of a dying bonfire. Rhus aromatica the fragrant sumac is a deciduous shrub in the family anacardiaceae native to north america. 271 newcomb s wildflower guide. The staghorn sumac and its canadian cousins appearance. This large shrub has compound leaves meaning each leaf is composed of several leaflets.

As a native it has found its niche under the largest post oak in a site that s so dry during mid summer that even the tough perennial weeds fail. It has many. Low irregular spreading shrub with lower branches that grow horizontally then turn up at the tips. Fragrant when rubbed or crushed. Tends to sucker and root along stems that touch the soil forming a dense stand. Tall with velvety twigs and lower branches turned up at the tips. The delicate flowers of the fragrant sumac provide nectar for bees and other beneficial insects.